According to the latest Forbes profile on Icahn he drinks Coke out of a crystal cup. Another Coke lover, like fellow iconic investor Warren Buffett.
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April 1 - News
President Carter signed the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 -- the DIDMCA -- into law on March 31, 1980.
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April 1 - News
Thanks to the 14% rally in shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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April 1 - News
When Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE:RHT) reported earnings on Wednesday night, you'd have thought that the company was badly broken.
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March 30 - News
First there was Deep Blue, then Watson, and now... SyNAPSE? International Business Machines Corp.
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March 28 - News
Another Tibco Software Inc.
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March 28 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up after 2012 fourth-quarter GDP was revised upward. As of 1:20 p.m. EDT the Dow is up 33 points, or 0.23%, to 14,559.
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March 28 - News
Recently, it has been reported that BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMC) might be taken private by some private equity firms for more than $6 billion.
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March 28 - News
Who would have thought that Dell Inc.
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March 27 - News
SAP AG (ADR) (NYSE:SAP), salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) and International Business Machines Corp.
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March 27 - News
As most of us know, newspapers are dying. The Internet quickly supplanted "old media" and relegated most newspaper companies to life support.
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March 27 - News
This was one tech giant investors had a lot of hope from. Sadly, its recently announced numbers didn't live up to expectations.
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March 26 - News
The market can't decide whether the EU taking cash from individual Cypriot depositors to stave off a default by the government is a good thing or not.
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March 26 - News
Earnings season is just about over, with almost all companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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March 26 - News
Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL), a bellwether of the tech industry, recently disappointed investors with third quarter earnings that missed analyst estimates on both the top ...
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March 26 - News
Though corporate changeovers are rare in the stock market, they are not impossible.
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March 26 - News
Buy low, sell high. That simple investment strategy works well over and over again.
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March 26 - News
Earnings season is just about over, with almost all companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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March 26 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are a multitude of metrics investors can use to analyze publicly traded companies.
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March 25 - News
I asked recently if Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) can hold its momentum. After all, the stock had been on a considerable run of more than 40% since last year.
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March 24 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) finished with a gain of 91 points.
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March 22 - News
It's been an interesting couple of days in technology. Big things are happening to some fairly large players that maybe didn't get the media attention they should.
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March 22 - News
One of tech’s bellwethers missed estimates and saw hefty declines in its hardware business.
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March 22 - News
All the optimism surrounding the run to record market highs has worn off today as stocks dive and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) plunges into...
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March 21 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher yesterday following the Fed's announcement that it would continue with its quantitative easing program until there are more improvements...
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March 21 - News
During the Partner World Leadership Conference 2013, International Business Machines Corp.
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March 21 - News
Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) (NYSE:HPQ) has been struggling to find itself for a long time.
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March 21 - News
According to a recent survey conducted by Bloomberg the technology giant Apple Inc.
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March 20 - News
Hewlett Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has been trying to change from a hardware company to a software and services company for some time.
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March 20 - News
Shares of Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) are up 23% since closing at $29.42 on Nov. 14.
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March 20 - News
Millions of Americans never look beyond the Dow Jones Industrial Average in thinking about the stock market.
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March 18 - News
On the one hand, technologies are consolidating.
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March 18 - News
David Shaw founded large hedge fund D.E. Shaw in 1988 and the fund’s success since inception has made him a billionaire.
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March 18 - Hedge Funds
Earnings season is winding down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results.
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March 17 - News
I haven't been in the investing "game" for that long, but my two largest holdings are among the first shares that I purchased when I started getting serious about investing.
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March 16 - News
March has been good to blue-chip stocks. Since the beginning of the month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has closed higher in every trading session.
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March 16 - News
Stocks are on the rise again, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average seemingly immune to losses during this record-setting rally.
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March 15 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hasn't had a 10-day winning streak in nearly 17 years. The index crossed that mark again today, after closing higher by 83 points.
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March 15 - News
The only thing we know for certain about Tibco Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX)’s upcoming results is that they are likely to cause a lot of volatility in its stock price.
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March 14 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a major milestone yesterday when it finished the day five points up to mark the ninth straight session of gains.
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March 14 - News
The amazing run of record highs for the Dow Jones Industrials appears poised to continue today as the market responds favorably to data showing fewer unemployment claims and ...
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March 14 - News
Everybody is talking about the fact that the Dow Jones has finally made new historical highs this week, and investors are wondering if the markets have enough fuel in the tank...
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March 14 - News
The Dow Jones Industrials again eked out another record close, finishing higher by five points and making it seven days in a row that the average has finished at new all-time...
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March 13 - News
If you are looking for technology stocks to quench your thirst for stable and possibly increasing streams of dividend income, you've arrived at the right article.
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March 13 - News
It's a story of patience and attention to detail, where small, short-term differences add up to massive divergence over decades.
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March 13 - News
Boston Beer Co Inc (NYSE:SAM) recently announced that it will offer its signature beer, Sam Adams Boston Lager, in a can for the first time this summer.
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March 13 - News
The market's crawling back up toward its record highs today, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) is just above breakeven, having picked up ...
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March 13 - News
"In over-the-counter trading, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) rose $7, to $28, on its first day of trading." Where were you on March 13, 1986, when one of the greatest IPOs...
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March 13 - News
I have been writing a lot about Warren Buffett.
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March 13 - Hedge Funds
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up slightly following a better-than-expected retail sales report. As of 1:15 p.m. EDT the Dow was up 7 points, or 0.05%, to 14,475.
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March 13 - News